Today in History
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Today in History |
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June 25, 1876 |
Led by Sitting Bull, many of the Lokota and Cheyenne Indians had left the reservations carved out for them by the US Government. The US 7th Calvary, lead by General George Armstrong Custer engaged the tribes near the Little Bighorn River in Eastern Montana. Custer was defeated and killed in what became known as the Battle of the Little Bighorn but the Native Americans called the Battle of the Greasy Grass on this day in 1876. Have a voice in the travel industry and grow professionally! - Click here to join more than 5,000 of your peers in TRO's Community - an agent-only forum for serious travel professionals. |
